MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Gazprombank is one of the largest financial institutions in Russia and is among the top three banks by the amount of assets, President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting with Gazprombank CEO Andrey Akimov.

"Gazprombank is one of the largest banks of the country, one of the largest financial institutions, among the top three by the amount of assets, the amount of disbursed loans, and the equity," the head of state said.

"The amount of assets is 17.6 trillion rubles ($218.3 bln)," Putin noted. "The equity is 1.8 trillion rubles ($22.3 bln)," Akimov said in his turn.

Gazprombank maintains an ongoing and constructive dialogue with the Central Bank, the chief executive said. "It is good to hear that," said the Russian leader.